Molecular lipid films are a sub-class of soft matter that consist of self-assembled lipid molecules, constituting two-dimensional fluid membranes with high lateral order and nanometer thickness on a large variety of solid surfaces. Depending on the substrate properties, and the composition of the deposited lipid mixture, monolayers, bilayers or multiple bilayers can be created on demand. In my presentation I report on new approaches to the engineering and characterization of molecular phospholipid films on solid flat, micro- or nanostructured supports, including the “Laboratory on a Biomembrane” for rapid prototyping, and introduce modern techniques of modeling fractures in such membranes.
Molecular lipid films are a sub-class of soft matter that consist of self-assembled lipid molecules, constituting two-dimensional fluid membranes with high lateral order and nanometer thickness on a large variety of solid surfaces. Depending on the substrate properties, and the composition of the deposited lipid mixture, monolayers, bilayers or multiple bilayers can be created on demand. In my presentation I report on new approaches to the engineering and characterization of molecular phospholipid films on solid flat, micro- or nanostructured supports, including the “Laboratory on a Biomembrane” for rapid prototyping, and introduce modern techniques of modeling fractures in such membranes.
